Herbert Aceituno Explained
Herbert Aceituno (born 1 November 1985)[1] is a Salvadoran Paralympic powerlifter of short stature.[2] He is a bronze medalist at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, a silver medalist at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia and a gold medalist at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
Career
Aceituno competed in the men's 72kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil without a successful lift.[3] He was also the flag bearer for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the event.[4]
Aceituno won the bronze medal in the men's 59kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5] [6] It became the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the Paralympics.[7] [8] He was also one of the flag bearers for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations as part of the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[9] A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[10] [11] This was the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.[10] [11]
At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, he finished in 8th place in the men's 65kg event.[12] In July 2019, he competed at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. A month later, at the Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal in the men's 65kg event.[13] [14] He also set a new Parapan American record of 182 kg.[13] [14] [15] In December 2019, at the inaugural Panam Sports Awards, Aceituno won the award of Best Male Para Athlete for his achievement at the 2019 Parapan American Games.[16]
Aceituno also won the gold medal in the men's 59kg event at the 2023 Parapan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
Results
Notes and References
- Web site: Herbert Aceituno Profile. dead. 27 August 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827075230/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/powerlifting/athlete-profile-n1459259-aceituno-herbert.htm.
- Web site: Herbert Aceituno. 27 August 2021. Paralympic.org.
- Web site: Men's 72 kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071607/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/rio-2016/resIPC/pdf/PG2016/PO/PG2016_PO_C73_POM072000.pdf. 24 April 2018. 27 August 2021. 2016 Summer Paralympics.
- Web site: Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . Rio2016.com . . 12 September 2016 . 7 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160915144043/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/news/full-list-of-flag-bearers-for-opening-ceremony-of-rio-2016-paralympic-games . 15 September 2016 .
- News: 27 August 2021. Herbert Aceituno wins first Paralympic medal for El Salvador. Olympics.com. 27 August 2021. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827075232/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/news/herbert-aceituno-first-paralympic-medal-el-salvador. dead.
- Web site: Powerlifting Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830130058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_B99_PWL-------------------------------.pdf. 30 August 2021. 2 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
- Web site: Así es Herbert Aceituno, héroe nacional salvadoreño. 29 August 2021. Tokyo 2020. en-US. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827180918/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/news/herbert-aceituno-first-paralympic-medal-el-salvador. dead.
- News: Aceituno wins first Paralympic medal for El Salvador. Daily News. 29 August 2021.
- Web site: El Salvador Team Profile. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825124122/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-el-salvador.htm. 25 August 2021. 1 December 2021. Olympics.com.
- News: 30 November 2021. Tbilisi 2021: Amalia Perez and Sherif Osman cement legendary status. Paralympic.org. 30 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130182042/https://www.paralympic.org/news/tbilisi-2021-amalia-perez-and-sherif-osman-cement-legendary-status. 30 November 2021.
- News: Morgan. Liam. 30 November 2021. Paralympic gold medallist Shevchuk stars at World Para Powerlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 30 November 2021.
- Web site: Men's 65 kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201184930/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resPOMC17/pdf/POMC17/PO/POMC17_PO_C73_POM065000.pdf. 1 December 2021. 1 December 2021. 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships.
- News: Etchells. Daniel. 30 August 2019. Canada crowned women's wheelchair basketball champions at Parapan American Games. InsideTheGames.biz. 30 November 2021.
- Web site: Men's 65 kg Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827093130/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/parapan/resPPG2019/pdf/PPG2019/PWL/PPG2019_PWL_C92A_PWLM65KG----00000-----------------.pdf. 27 August 2021. 27 August 2021. 2019 Parapan American Games.
- Web site: Men's 65 kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201102607/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/parapan/resPPG2019/pdf/PPG2019/PWL/PPG2019_PWL_C73_PWLM65KG----00000-----------------.pdf. 1 December 2021. 1 December 2021. 2019 Parapan American Games.
- News: 13 December 2019. Sporting Icons Crowned At Inaugural Panam Sports Awards. Panam Sports. 10 February 2022.